Cooking vessel and like article



June 8, 1937. A. w. HAYES COOKING VESSEL AND LIKE ARTICLE Filed Dec. 29, 1936 Patented June 8, 1937 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COOKING VESSEL AND LIKE ARTICLE Alfred William Hayes, Kidderminster, England Application December 29, 1936, Serial No. 118,103 In Great Britain January 24, 1936 1 Claim. (01. 53-8) This invention relates to an improved saucepan, handle I of the vessel. The perforated portion cooking vessel or like article of the kind having of lid a thus made to register with the lip 01 formed in the depending flange of the lid which provides a strainer and pour-er, and allows for fits within the vessel, a. series of perforations or escape of steam. When out of register steam is 5 a cut-away portion adapted. to be brought into retained for cooking. The handle I) is provided 5 register with an aperture provided in the edge with a hook for the purpose of engaging handle of the pan at one side of the laterally-projecting f when the perforated portion 0 of the lid is in handle to facilitate straining or pouring of the register with lip d of vessel. contents. 1 1

10 The improved construction according to the An improved cooking vessel comprising in 10 invention is illustrated in the drawing annexed combination, an outer vessel, a handle therefor hereto which shows such a saucepan in part and a lid fitting into said vessel, a handle on the vertical section. The lid a has a flat top with lid, an opening in the rim of the lid, a pouring laterally projecting handle 27. Part of vertical lip on the edge of the outer vessel and a depend- 15 flange of the lid is perforated at c. This portion ing hook portion on the lid handle to engage with 15 is made to register with a lip it made in the cookthe handle of the vessel when the aforesaid opening vessel e by turning handle I) in clockwise diing and pouring lip register. rection so that this handle is immediately above ALFRED WILLIAM HAYES. 

